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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18

That the order was promptly rescinded
by the president is sufficient evidence
that it was wrong in the beginning,
Whatever may have been the reasons for
Issuing it. The war department has no
power to dispose of these flags except
by an act of congress. That is the con-
cluSion the president arrived at as soon
as he had given the matter careful in
VeStigation. That he was mistaken in
the first place he frankly admits, and
like an honest man correctS his own
wrong as soon as he is made conscious
OF 1t. That is all there is in the presi-
dents conduct subject to criticism. 1t
is conceded that he did wrong in not
making the proper investigation before
asserting to the original order, but he
is to be commended for possessing the
moral courage to undo the wrong in
stead of sticking to it in bullheaded
way, as so many of his predecessors
have done under similar circumstances.
Still the episode is nuts for the party
hacks and organs, and they will chew
over it for long time to come.
There is no satisfactory reason why
the government should wish to preserve
these mementoeS of the civil war. Nor
is there any reason why the flags
should be returned to the states once in
rebellion. Those states are now recon-
Structed and are as much a part of the
Union as the other states. They have
as much intereStin wiping out the bitter
memories of our internecine strife as
the Northern states have. The rebel
battle flags are only so much old rub
Dish i'll the war department, tossed
about in the attic of the building, or
kicked around in the cellar. If they are
to be removed and distributed why
should they not be given to the states
whose troops captured them, or, what
is possibly better disposition to make
OF them, burn the whole pile. Now that
public attention has been called to this
matter by the recent episode, congress
should pass an act making permanent
disposition of Them
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
FOURTEEN FIRES,
ThafNas Chicago's Record Up to
Midnight.

CHICAGO, June 17.-Up toll 80 pm. to-
night there have been fourteen separate.
fires in Chicago since sunrise. Two.
were in the lumber districts during the
afternoon, and for a time threatened
great obstruction. Twenty-three en-
gines and two fire-boats quickly con-
eentrated, proved equal to.the- emer-
gency, hoWeve Land the loss in the lum-
Der yards will not exceed $50, OOOa
About $4,000 of this falls on the.
Hinckley Planning Mill company. J. II.
Pearson & Co. suffered to the extent of.
$1,000. Both are well insured. The re-
mainder of the loss is divided among
several firms. There was no evidence
Of incendiarism and the blaze is
attributed to overheating of the lumber
III the drying process used by one OF the
firms. Most OF the other fires were eK-
tinguished with rifiing loss and rose
from variety of causes. About dusk
FLAMES broke Outin Crane Bros foundry
on Stewart avenue. The neigiIborhood
is densely populated by Bohemians and
Poles, and they SWarmed to- the fire.
till the streets. for six blocks
around were impossible A sidewalk
on Canal street gave way beneath the
Sight-SeerS, and some were hurt. Abra-
ham Freeman, a fOurteen-year-Old boy,
was perhaps fatally injured. The east
half of the foundry, occupied as finiShi
81, coo, fully insured. About Il D. M. the
fourteenth alarm came,from the packing
house of the AngIo-American Provision
company at the stock yards. The idea
of fire there created something like
CONSERVATION down town, but it was not
long before the bells announced that the
flames had been Subdued.
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Interstate Kicks. .

WAsHNGToN;. June 1.-THE Inter
state, commerce commission to-day
heard arguments in the, matter of the
complaint of the Chicago, Rock Island
s. Pacific railroad against the New York
Central. Like the complaint against the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, upon
which argument was heard yesterday,
the grievance set out by the complain
ing company is that the New
York, Central company refuse to sell
tickets over their line The complain
ant was represented by Mr.. Brown,
and the New York Central by Mr..
LOOMS. The latter took the broad
ground that his company is not bound
TO sell tickets for another company.
II. j. Hayden, second vice president of
the New York Central, testified that his
road was willing to sell the tickets of
any road which might sign the circular
agreeing not to pay commissions. Henry
Monet, general passenger agent Of the
New York Central, said that the circular
had been sent to twenty-four railroad
companies and nineteen of them had ac-
cepted the interchange proposition.
The remainder Of the. hearing was de-
voted to- arguments OF counsel. The
Western and Atlantic, has filed COM
plant against the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginfa q Georgia for discrimination in
theznatter of lntefehaning of traffic.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
Another Committee to Consider Transit
! Rates Between st. Paul, Mime
Z = apolis and Chicago.
A Meeting Held Yesterday When Moth
ing was ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Meeting To-Day.
The Illinois Central Preparing to Pur-
-r chase the Stock Of Several
Branch Lines.
Nebraska Roads Induced to Effect a
- Compromise With the East
egn Connections.

; AT the recent meeting of the general
managers committee, consisting Of the
general freight agents of the Northwest
ern lines. was appointed to consider the
matter of transit rates and report to the
general managers. That meeting was
held at the Omaha general headquarters
in st. Paul, and the committee failed to
reach unanimous conclusion. The re-
suit was embodied in two reports, the
majority recommending the abrogatlon
Of the transit system, and the minority
holding to it. In fact, thessdeadlOck was
as pronounced with the general freight
agents as it. had been with the managers,
with the additional point that the subor-
dfnates had no authority to make any
concessions, and therefore no pro-
gress was made. The reports were
submitted to the general managers, and
both were brushed aside. The man
ayers being busy, a committee of three
general managers, it was agreed, might
be named by the chairman to consider
the matter further and if possible to ar
range regulation which should govern
the general conduct of the grain and
. flour transportation from the, NOrthweSt.
This has not been done and it was not
known when it would be named. An
other committee was appointed to take
cognizance and apply a temporary
remedy This committee consisted of
the chairman, J. n. FaithOrn, f. 3.
Clarke, traffic manager of the Omaha,
and J. G. Bayden, general
agent of the Milwaukee &c st. Paul
road. These gentlemen are to consider
what measures can be taken in the I'M
mediate future, consistent with the sit
uation, to improve the present condition
of affairs, specifically with an intention
Of advancing the grain rates between
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago in
the immediate future This committee
held a meeting at the Omaha headquar-
tiers in ST. Paul yesterday morning, but
accomplished nothing. 1t will have an
other meeting this morning. 1t will
take into consideration lake, river and
Duluth competition, and report to a
meeting of the generalmanagers as soon
as it concludes its labOrS.
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SALTWATER NEWS.
The Coming Races and Othes
Matters OF Interest.

The Knights of Pythias,- Uniform
Rank, were inspected last evening by
Inspector General Whitman, of Winona..
Last evening about $50 O'Clock,
while one of the O'Neil Bros. was driv-
ing span of horses up Third street to
his house, he stopped at the water tank
to let them drink and then proceeded on
his way, but had not gone more than
twenty feet when the right one fell dead
in the harness. 1t is supposed that the
excessive heat and cold water combined
killed the animal.
For the Fourth of July celebration the
committee on solicitation have raised,
together with the 5000 given by the city
council, the sum Of S7S1, and this
they hope to make 5000 before they
have finished, which will be to-
morrow evening. At a meeting
last evening an executive committee
composed Of W. c.. Masterman, A. Fred
erick, A. B. Easton, Emil Kreuger, A.
K. Doe, August Booren and Ed Elliott
was appointed, with w. c.. MaSterman
as treasurer and A. 3. Eaton secretary
Honorary officers consisting of a presi-
dent and four vice presidents were con-
ferred, the presidency being for Sena-
tor D. NJ. Sabin, and the-vice for E. w.
Durant, W. M. McCieur, II. r. Murdoch
and Isaac Staples The committee will
now busy itselfin preparing. an, elab-
crate programme.
After three weeks of solid work the
district court has adjourned, not to meet
again till Sept. 6. The last case ON the
docket was the one reported yesterday.
being that Of B. Thelen VS.. the estate of
ESaiaS Rhener. Verdict was given in
favor Of the estate, The point upon
which the, case hinged was that short
lNnfa NT,. fpIf ~
chased for 800 a. team through Mr.. The
lens agency. and the latter gentleman
was of the opinion stfTat the 800 was
still forthcoming and therefore sued the
estate for the amount, but before the
jury retired receipt given by the
plaintiff to the defendant for $500 was
shown them, and their answer was
quickly returned. The jurors, who have
had so long siege, were not dismissed.
but were warned to be in readiness for
active service when court sits again in
the fall.
A large number Of entries have al
ready been made, for the races here
next week, and a great deal Of interest
is being taken by the managers to have
everything IN the best Of order for the
same. The following are for trotting:
In the $40 class, purse $500, 6 entries,
in the 2:s1 class, purse $500, 5; $50
class, purse 5000, S; 1924 class, purse,
$500, Il; 800 trot, purse $500, s.; in
the pacing race, purse of $1,000, 6 Ell
tries, one of them being Mike Wilkes,
bay geIding, owned by Abe Rohr-
back, of this city. In the
$50 pace, purse $500, 9 entries:
and in the trptting race for 81 900. open
to all except Jay-Eye-See, Harry Wilkes,
Oliver K. and Gingstone, six entries
~, Co 4
purse of $780, open to all trotters in the
country, there are six entries. With
the exception Of the Sawyer house
purse, the heats will be best three in
five, mile stretch, but for the SAWYER
best tW in three heats.
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account OF herself in the future as she
has in the past, but she might, with
preparation, give better. AS q starter
how would it do for the young men OF
the st. Paul and Minneapolis public
schools to organize school companies
and regiments. On application to the
war department it might be arranged to
obtain instructors from the regular
army. and the equipment, if not OBJ
tanned from the Federal government,
doubtless could be secured by private
aid. The subject is one the boys and
those in authority can well afford to
give considerable consideration during
the summer vacation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18

showing what losses would have re-
suited If the order had gone into effect,
but they. would be ready soon. He
thought the volume Of business should
De considered In connection with the
cost of doing it. Referring to the commits
sl0nerS' report Of last year he showed
That the earnings of the Man.
lto6a road aggregated S1,636, 900,
and the mileage was 1901, 116 miles.
Inc passenger service, however.
WAS NOT PAYING
ltS proper portion of earnings with the
present rates. The cost Of passenger
the interest On bonds per mile amounts
to 40 cents, and the interest ON stock
amounts to 25 cents, total cost of S1.57,
or loss OF about IS cents per passenger
mile at present. 1t was hardly neceS-
sary, in his opinion, to say anything
against the proposition OF the commits
sion, but he would say that the round
"trip ticket would accommodate the bulk
OF all business except tranSientS. He
left figures covering the question. as
Tar as made up for both roads,
The Northern Pacific figures show
that the cost per train per mile for the
past eighteen months has been 70 cents,
and the earnings S1.30, while the inter
est on the first mortgage is A cents, and
on the second mortgage IA cents, which
would make total cost per train per
mile of $1.33, or a. loss pea train mile
of cents. ~
According the. incomplete statement
submitted by the Northern Pacific its
revenue from passenger business, IN
Guiding mail and express, for the
eighteen months intervening July I,
1885, and Dec. 81, 1886, was 81 ,535, .O2,
and the total expenses, 81 ,4O3, 626.50. be-
ing a total surplus Of si3s, OaS.5a. The
passenger train mileage was 1,174, SIS,
and the revenue per train per mile was
$50 As and the total cost per train per
mile has been S1.19 3-5, leaving aSurpluS
OF II Is cents. But the interest on sec.
ond mortgage bonds has been omitted
in these figures. The number Of pas
sengers carried was 901, 651, and the
surplus per passenger per mile. is esti-
mated at As mills. These figures are
submitted as an approximate to q cor
rect statement,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
A WATCH AND A WOMAN.

Awatch and woman are strangely ahn&
To prove what say III quickly begin.
She's nicely adjusted to heat and to cold,
To win her be modest, yet sufficiently bold.
When her handspring is love, she's true as
the steel
That makes the cogs useful to govern the
wheel
Your gold is alloyed she has the true ring
OF the metal, unmixt with spurious thing
OF delicate forn-lot made to be shaken;
If you think twill help her you're greatly
mistaken.
The Jewels she has are her virtue and truth.
Gems that don't tarnish like poor fleeing
youth.
Her hands are quite slender, but point with
reproach
When, ''late at LODGE you rotl home in a
coach.
Don't do it her face will soon be bright
AS star peeping through the curtain Of
night.
Never let her run down in spirits or health,
Think of her always as part of yourself.
Do as tell you-she'n perfect time keep
Till the works are hushed in the last peace
full sleep. II. II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
Chins From. the Tics.

A Large number of gentlemen who went no.
Oh the Manitoba road to hunt land, accom-
panied by Mr.. BrookwaEter, the land commits
sioner of that road, Oh their return tele.
graphed to St Paul for 3 gold-headed cane.
and had it sent up the road to meet them. 1t
was presented to Mr.. Brookwalter on the
ing the presentation remarks and Mr. Brook
walter responded in o very pleasant manner.
The cane bore the following inscription: 81.
Brookwalter. from his guests on special ex-
cursion, June I6, 1897
1t is reported that the ST.. Paul directors
party, after returning to New York from the
Western trip, refused to say anything about
who would be elected president of the Mil
waukee q St Paul road, and the story is re-
vived that Wee President Cakes, of the
Northern. Pacific, will tako the position as
soon as he, leaves the Northern Pacific
Although he-was granted a three months
leave of absence by that road several weeks
ago, he has not taken it.
The earniugs Of the St Paul & Duluth road
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The uliuoisCentraI..,

Special to4he Globe.
CANTON, Oak, June T.-To-day large
delegations from Canton, Cailiope and
LIE Mars. left for Chicago, to be present
at meeting of the, directors of the Hi
noIs Central. at which time it will be
decided what: plans they will pursue
relative to building in Dakota. The
plan proposed by the Canton delegation
is to build from LIE Mars to Caliope,
thence to Canton, and the scheme is CO.
operated in by Calliope and LIE Mars
and by the directors of the CalliOpe,
Burlington Sc Northern railroad. Sur
veyors are out at work OH the route and
great interest Is manifested by the
towns. Should the Central directors
decide not to build theli will be con-
structed by local company.
CHICAGO, June I7.-At a meeting of
tire stockholders Of the Illinois Central
road to-day, it was decided to increase
the capital stock by S1000,000, to pro-
vide means to pay for $4,000 shares of
the Iowa Falls 81 Sioux City stock at $50
a share, 100000 shares of the Dubuque
% Sioux City at $50 a share, the re-
mainder to apply to the completion of
the Chicago, Madison d Northern road,
Chicago-to Freeport and Madison, Wis.
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: A BALLOON VOYAGE.
Nav1gatOrs OF the Air En- Route
Eastward.


ST: LOUIS, June 1.-THE New York,
world and st. Louis Post-Dispatch baL,!
loon was cut loose at 4:26 D.. N. to-daya
and after some ballast was thrown OUT
the monster plunged into upper space.
ana after few minutes appeared as
a Respondent speck among the Clouds
racing toward the East. The balloon
was hlled with gas. Il, 900 cubic feet be-,
ing required to distend it to the satisi
faction of the aernonaut. In the car
are four men, A. f. Moore, aerOnantJ
Prof. j.. +. Doughty, photographer3
Edward Duffy, Of the World
and Prof. Allens Hazen. Of
the signal service bureau. The partT
were well supplied with provisions.
heavy clothing and all requisite instru1
ments. Twenty carrier pigeons from
different stations in Missouri were also
taken, ten Of which viii return with
messages tonight and others. will be-
liberated tomorrow. They will avoid
the great lakes. and by tomorrow even-
ing expect to land in Massachusetts ou
New Hampshire.
DETROIT, June 1871 a. m.-The New
York World balloon passed over the city
this midnight. When last seen, at u
O'Clock. 1t was going west, northwest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
SENATOR. JOHNSON
Thinks Sherman is Gaining Some
Strength in This State


State Senator Marcus Johnson of>At-,
water, was in St. Paul yesterday look,
ing after some private business but
found time to exchange greetings with
the representative of the GLOBE. Eve
are not discussing politics in our vi
cinity at present." he said, "but are
lying on our oars waiting for the open
ing of the next campaign. L have not
taxed much with any one OH the sub
ject, and hence cannot say who is
thought most of, Blaine or. Sherman, as
presidential timber But there is I'M
d0ubtedly strong sentiment growing
up in favor of the senator from Ohio,
and the friends of both candidates are
in the field working like beavers. We
do not take so much time in considering
politics out here in the West as our
Eastern brethren do, for no sooner is
one campaign ended with them than
they set to work industrfously to manu-
facture sentiment and votes for another.
1t will be time enough year hence to-
put our shoulder to the wheel for new
president, and meanwhile we ought to-
remain quiet and allow matters to shape
themselves"
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THAT THREE-CENT RATE
Arguments Before the Commits
siouer A painst the Reduction.

Arguments Before the, Commits
sioner Against the Reduction.
General Traffic Manager j. NJ. Hanna
ford, of the Northern Pacific, and Gen
erai Traffic Manager W. S. Alexander
and Attorney w. p. 0ough, of the
Manitoba road, appeared beforet the rail-
road commissioners yesterday to show
cause why the passenger of both
these roads should not be uniformally
reduced to 3, cents. A request. byMr.
Clough for an extension of time to en-
able HIM. to prepare compIeteStatements
was granted.
Mr.. Clough asserted that it was mat
ter of grave Importance to the Manitoba
company, for, had the order of the COM
mission gone-into effect the past year,
it would have reduced the earnings of
that road as near as could be estimated
$50, 900, and the reduction this. year
would have reached $4,000 or 100000.
The Northern Pacific road has
not yet prepared its figures
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
MILITARY SCHOOLS

Minnesota is. to be congratulated in
that she has within her borders several
excellent military schools. notably the
Shattuck school. The addition of the,
military feature to the academic in
struction OF youth cannot be- too much.
commended. It affords, in schools not.
well equipped with gymnastic, appar-
atuS,. the needfu1 amount of physical
exercise to insure All alert mind and a
sound body. Not only that, but in adj
dition to the physical benefit impaired
by the drilling and discipline there is
acquired knowfed which may some day
be useful i'll the highest degree to the
individual and to the, country. In for
eign countries enforced service III the
army for stated time insures the pos
session by the government at any mo-
ment Of an army Of trained sol
diers. LII this country the govern
ment must depend upon the will
ingness of individuals to- perfect
themselves in military science, and i'll
the majority of cases must form its
fighting material from raw recruits. 1t
would be we'll if military instruction, at
least so far as company drilling and the
manual of arms is concerned, could be
extended to every public school in the
country, just, for instance as it exists in
the Boston schools, where the school
regiments are the pride of the city.
The discipline and training would not
be lrllsome, while the results would be
of incalculable benefit. Minnesota,
with her admirable militia and several
excellent military Schools is a good
deal better prepared than most 6f her
sister states to respond to the call of
the country in time of need, but
even in Minnesota it would
be we'll ii the rudiments.
of military knowledge were more gen.
orally acquired. She could give good
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" A LAKE HORROR.
Twenfy-Three Lives Lost on a
Burning Steame :,
Fourteen Fires Within Twelve
Hours in Chicago. *

CHALEvoIx, Mich, June 1.-THE
steamer Champlain, of the Northern
Michigan line, bound for Sheboygan
from Chicago, burned at midnight,
between Norwood and Charlevoix,
at the mouth of the Grand TRAY
erSe bay The engineer discoy-
cred the fire and gave the alarm,
and the sleeping passengers were
aroused. The life boats and life RATS.
were lowered, but the steamer was run
ming so fast that they got away. In ten,
minutes from the time the boat caught,
fire the passengers were all compelled.
to jump into the lake. There were'
fifty-seven passengers on board, include
ing the crew. The lost are as foalows1
ELLA COOPER SMITH.
ROBERT WILKES.
GEORGE WRISTLEY, Of Chaaeyoix.
MRS. N. KEHOE-
r. MoKEEL.
STEWARD BEANS.
TWO CHILDREN, aged three end five. OF
Chicago.
CAPT. LOUIS, of Petoskey.
HENRY BRENNAN. the clerk.
A FIREMAN.
A SECOND COOK.
A CABIN BOY, of Chicago
Nh RUSSELL,- OF the JACKSON (Mich.)-
Corset company.
A GENTLEMAN AND BOY from Milwaue,
kee, bound for Mackinac.
ONE WAITER
FOUR INDIAN DECK HANDS
a LADY AND DAUGHTER, from FranAA
fort, names unknown
Those saved fioated an hour and a
half, when they were rescued by a yawE
and fish boats from the shore. Several
of those saved were badly burned.
There are seven not accounted for, the
above list Of lost comprising only those
known to have persisted. The boat
burned to the hull and has been lowed
here. 1t is impossible now to tell the
cause of the fire, but it Is thought it
may have, been caused by lamp eK-
ploSion. Several bodies have already
hlaJ racnVpraH
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The Athabaska Ashore.

OWEN SOUND, Ont, June 17.-The
Canadian Pacific railway steamer Atha,
baska, which left Port Arthur on Tues
day, ran ashore on the northwest point
OF Isle of Canes, Georgian bay. yester-
day morning. The steamer Anderson
brought her passengers, sixty
five in number, and baggage
to Owen Sound. The steam
barge Chamberlain attempted to release
the Athabaska, but it was found that
the steamer was too hard aground. She
will transfer the AthabaSka load of So
600 bushels of wheat and other freight.
and efforts will be again made to release
her. The steamer lies in about two feet
of water at the bow and deep water at
the stern, but is in the neighborhood of.
reefs. HeT hull is reported uninjured.s